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Rubbered up the wrong way

I have now had two punctures on my 2007 Renault Grand Scenic and each time required a new tyre as the foam inflator apparently ruins the tyre. I am trying to locate a space-saver spare. Can you help? A few people have viewed my query in your Backroom forum but no luck so far. Various websites have also proved unhelpful. Failing a space saver I will buy a steel full-sized wheel as for most of the time the boot is empty.

Asked on 1 August 2009 by

Answered by Honest John

An unsecured wheel on the boot floor could easily kill you and everyone in the car in the event of a crash. The answer is RFT3s (3rd generation runflat tyres), coming this winter with an aftermarket tyre pressure monitoring system. Bridgesone has now managed to achieve the ride quality of a conventional tyre in a runflat that can run with no air for up to 80 kilometres and still remain repairable.

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